Mar 24, 2017
News, United Nations
Audrey Azoulay, Destruction, Director-General, finance violence, Irina Bokova, ISIL, Security Council, Terrorist Groups, Trafficking of Cultural Heritage, UN, UNESCO, united nations, Vincenzo Amendola
United Nations, New York, USA, 24 March 2017 – Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova during a Press encounter today at the UN Headquarters in New York after her Security Council Meeting. The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2347 (2017), condemning the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage in the context of armed conflicts, notably by terrorist groups. The resolution also requests Member States to take appropriate steps to prevent and counter the illicit trade and trafficking in cultural property originating from a context of armed conflict, notably from terrorist groups. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, March 24 2017 UN political chief [Read More]
Dec 3, 2015
News, United Nations
AIDS, anti-retroviral treatment, Ban Ki-moon, Celebrities, celebrity, General Assembly, Goodwill Ambassador, HIV, HIV-positive, Irina Bokova, malaria, Michel Sidibe, tuberculosis, UN, UNAIDS, UNESCO Director-General, UNICEF, united nations, World AIDS Day, world leaders, World Trade Organization, Young People
New York, 1 December 2015 – “World leaders have unanimously committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September. This commitment reflects the power of solidarity to forge, from a destructive disease, one of the most inclusive movements in modern history”: on December 1, the date that like every year since 1988 marks the World AIDS Day, United Nations Secretary-General interprets the 193 UN member States’ agreement as a “new hope” to win the fight against the epidemic. Yet much needs to be done. “By 2030, end the epidemics of [Read More]
